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But it's OUR drive...

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amammabear · 22/11/2016 12:11

Our drive is directly opposite the drive of the house opposite, it's a quite, dead end street so not much traffic. When I reverse off if, I turn as I do so that I'm facing the right way on the road and then off I go, the person who lives opposite however (in his perfect BMW with private plates...) doesn't do this. He instead reverses straight across the road, onto OUR drive, then drives off again.

Normally this only annoys me a little, but today, as I was reversing out of our garage I noticed he had his reverse logged on and then started moving so I stopped outside of the garage, on the drive. By the time I'd stopped, I noticed that he was fully back on his own drive. So because he saw I was going to be in his way, instead of reversing properly, onto the road instead of someone else's property, he went back out of reverse, and drove back on.

So being annoyed, I waited. And waited. And the insert name for irritating person here waited too. Eventually I had to leave, shaking my head at him, and watched in my mirrors as he priced he had been specifically waiting for our drive by reversing straight across as usual.

AIBU to be annoyed about this? It's our private property, that we have to pay to buy and maintain? I know it's quite a little thing and it doesn't usually bother me too much more than a minor irritation, but today it really infuriated me.

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NavyandWhite · 26/11/2016 08:11

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HarryElephante · 26/11/2016 09:03

And yet you don't follow your own advice, preferring instead to throw accusations of whinging and failing to understand that some people do not find it at all possible to confront strangers.... interesting

Why not approach the nieghbour, less confront him. Approach him with an open mind and a friendly disposition. Listen to what he has to say and put forward her own view. Discuss it like adults and then resolve it in the same manner. It really isn't that difficult.

As far as the accusation of whinging is concerned, the OP has admitted as much. And it is absolutely her prerogative to do as she wishes.

SirChenjin · 26/11/2016 09:14

Harry - if only you'd rtft. I agree with you and would have dealt with this chap already. Where you've let yourself down is by preaching love whilst simultaneously demeaning a poster (and speaking utter shite) - and conflating the 2.

But rather than entering into a barrage of words, how about we just accept that the OP is merely having a rant on MN.

HarryElephante · 26/11/2016 09:21

I won't rise to your antagonism, Chenjin, and will give you a big virtual hug instead.

SirChenjin · 26/11/2016 09:28

No, I wouldn't if I were you Harry - and a virtual non-judgemental and accepting hug back. Lovely.

HarryElephante · 26/11/2016 09:29

Accepted with love, Chenjin.

Peace.

SirChenjin · 26/11/2016 09:30

Indeed.

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